State of Florida v. J.A.R., etc.

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC20-1604 ____________ STATE OF FLORIDA, Petitioner, vs. J.A.R., Respondent. June 3, 2021 GROSSHANS, J. We have for review the Second District Court of Appeal’s decision in J.A.R. v. State,

45 Fla. L. Weekly D2361

(Fla. 2d DCA Oct. 16, 2020), which held, in pertinent part, that the trial court erred in failing to notify J.A.R. of his asserted right to a hearing to challenge the $100 public defender fee imposed at sentencing. Recognizing two contrary holdings, the Second District certified direct conflict with Mills v. State,

177 So. 3d 984

(Fla. 1st DCA…